Immortel (ad vitam) (2004)

Regisseur:

Enki Bilal

Drehbuchautoren:

Enki Bilal (comic books "La Foire aux immortels" and "La Femme piège")
Enki Bilal (scenario & adaptation and dialogue)

Premierendatum:

24. März 2004 (Belgium)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

New York 2095. In a strange pyramid floating in the sky, the gods of ancient Egypt are judging Horus. In the city, a young women with blue hair and tears is arrested, but she has a secret power, even to herself...

Plot Keywords:

Hammerhead | Mind Reading | White Skin | Skeleton | Possession

Filmpreise:

3 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Artful, atmospheric and beautiful...

Besetzung

Linda Hardy	...	Jill Bioskop
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Alcide Nikopol
Charlotte Rampling	...	Elma Turner
Frédéric Pierrot	...	John
Thomas M. Pollard	...	Horus
Yann Collette	...	Froebe
Derrick Brenner	...	Jonas
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Olivier Achard	...	Checker
Paul Bandey	...	Dayaks (voice)
Paul Barrett	...	Pilot Helico (voice)
Geoffrey Carey	...	Froebe, Checkers (voice) (as Geoffrey Carrey)
Leslie Clack	...	Co-Pilot, Additional Voices (voice) (as Les Clack)
Lemmy Constantine	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Javon Constantin	...	Eugenics Little Boy
Gary Cowan	...	Tycho Barman
Robert Dauney	...	Security Guard (voice) (as Robert Dawney)
Jerry Di Giacomo	...	Jack Turner
Dominic Gould	...	John (voice)
Geoffrey Greenhill	...	Policeman (voice)
Corinne Jaber	...	Lily Liang
Helen Later	...	Conti, Speaker Meteo (voice) (as Helene Later)
Augustin Legrand	...	Salesman
Dominique Mahut	...	Hotel Receptionist
Irene Palko	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Thierry René	...	Sam (as Thierry Ashanti)
Barbara Scaff	...	Jill (voice) (as Barbara Weber-Scaff)
Coralie Seyrig	...	Bastet (voice)
Joe Sheridan	...	Allgood
Owen Steketee	...	Horus's Baby
Jacquelyn Toman	...	Patiente Elma
Goran Vejvoda	...	Anubis (voice)
Allan Wenger	...	Hotel Receptionist (voice)

Alternativ:

Immortal (Ad Vitam) (International: English title) (Italy)
Femme piège, La (France) (working title)
Immortel (France) (short title)
Trilogy (France) (working title)
Immortal (Deutschland) [de]
Immortal - New York 2095: Die Rückkehr der Götter (Deutschland) (DVD box title) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality/nudity, language and some violence.

Länge:

France:102 Min

Produktionsland:

France | Italy | UK

Sprache:

Englisch | Französisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | France:U | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R

Firma:

Téléma

Dies und das:

Nikopol's first name in the comics is Alcide.

Dialogzitate:

Nikopol: [Nikopol falls into the bed, lying there, and recites] Ceaselessly by my side moves the Demon. He swims around me like impalpable air. I swallow and feel it burn my lungs. And fill them with eternal desire and guilt.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt The Matrix (1999)

Soundtrack:

Etang Donne

Artful, atmospheric and beautiful...

Well, first of all this film is supposed to be a loose adaptation of the comics (almost more "inspired by"...). Second, I think that those who criticize the CGI graphics quality or even compare it to the horrific (!!) "Final Fantasy", are a bit besides the point.., While the Final Fantasy CGI graphics where technically amazing, the story (what story ?) was absolutely idiotic, and there was a total lack of poetry or atmosphere. Of course the CGI in "Immortals" could have been much better!... But the fact that you can make an accurate picture of a French landscape does not make it better than a Monet painting, does it ?... The use of computer imagery does not mean that everything has to be fully realistic... artful images are often created, as in painting, with a non photo-realistic depiction of reality. I think this concept worked well with this movie, creating a very moody atmosphere and adding weight to the story. Certainly "Immortals" is not a statement about creating photo-realistic computer graphics - it is simply art made with people and computers. That said, I agree that for those who are not familiar with the comics series this movie may not leave the same impression - I am biased by being a Bilal fan. However, I would recommend anyone with an interest in Science Fiction that goes a bit beyond point-and-shoot action and photo-realistic CGI to go and see this movie - they might enjoy it!...

7/10